She said: "I started watching WWE when I was about 13 and by the time I got to 18 I really wanted to be part of it.

"So if I ever made it into the WWE that would be amazing."

It was during her time working at Hanley nightspot The Sugarmill when Anna realised she perhaps had some of the attributes needed to perform in the ring.

"When I was working behind the bar I realised that I was freakishly strong," she said; "And I always challenged myself to pick up crates and things like that."

The birth of her child, Poppy, and a subsequent hernia injury put paid to her dreams of wrestling.

But Anna was back in the ring three years ago, first training with the Longton-based school BWA before heading to a weekly training centre in Manchester prior to signing up with Nottingham's House of Pain Wrestling.

"I remember my first session and the next day and wondered why I was doing it as I couldn't really move but at the same time I wanted to do more," she said.

"I just wanted to be training more regularly and started to travel to different schools as I wanted to be doing it every week."

Before Anna got to grips with an opponent she appeared as a manager at ringside as in her Violet persona – a feisty 50s pin-up.

As the boos rang out for her 'heel', or villainous character, more promoters started to book the former Holden Lane High School pupil to appear at their shows.

She said: "I remember when I was stood in a queue in Tesco and someone behind whispered to their friend, 'That's that b---h from wrestling.' It was great.

"I can go and perform as Violet before going home and being a mum again."

The Staffordshire University student, who lists WWE stars Chris Jericho and Daniel Bryan among her favourite wrestlers, is now a regular in the gym as she dedicates more time to the sport.

Anna, who turns out with the Silverdale-based Pro Wrestling 4U, added: "I look after myself as I do take it seriously."

Phil Woodvine, aged 29, of Dunkirk in Newcastle, who runs Pro Wrestling, said: "I have trained with Anna and she is never scared of taking a bump or anything - she just gets on with it."

Friend Timothy Haydock says he has also been impressed by Anna's dedication to the sport.

The 33-year-old, of Hanley, who has also appeared for wrestling promotions as manager Frankie Cleopatra Stallone Junior, said: "It is amazing what she is doing. She can be an extreme version of herself but without the consequences. As much as I love wrestling I wouldn't want to get in the ring though!"